Pittsburgh, PA – In Pittsburgh, a police officer is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing an accident, injuring a television station employee.
Officer Tariq Jamal-Francis is being charged with DUI, reckless driving, and child endangerment for the crash that happened on Nov. 12 near the officer’s home in Pittsburgh.
Jamal-Francis reportedly had his 17-year-old son in the vehicle with him when he rear-ended another vehicle, then kept driving.
The unnamed victim is an employee of WXPI, a Pittsburgh-area station that is now trying to determine why the officer was put on administrative leave but never taken into custody for the crime.
Our radio station is not affiliated with WPXI.
The victim reportedly had a concussion from the crash.
Officials say the police officer will be charged, but few other details are available.
